Faucet-coupling attachment.



Y H, ANDREWS. PAUGET GOUPLING ATTACHMENT. APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 3, 19H* Patented Deo. 29, '1914.

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l Amnnny I pressure` spring -an UNITED ysmb-rns YPAEN'JL'MOFFCE rNANx n. ANDREWS, or OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

FAUCET-COUPLIG ATTACHMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. ANDREWS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Faucet-Coupling Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

MyV inventionrelates to a device, which is especially designed for coupling faucets to Ahose or like conducting attachments, whereby a tight and elastic joint may be formed at the,coupling oint. It consists of a coupling link, a lever attachment therefor', and an interposed elastic ring upon which the lever is mounted.:

It, also comprises details of construction which will be more Vfully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in- Whichl Figure 1 shows the parts' connected. Fig.

'2` shows the parts disconnected.V

As shown in the drawings, A is a. faucet ofany usual construction, the discharge nozzle or 4end of which has a ange or shoul* der 24 formed u on it. 3 represents the con-` ductor part to e connected with the faucet,

and 4`is a tubular portion extending beyond -shaped en or enlargement which is adapt,-

the mai conductor and having a cup.'v

ed to receive the end 6 of the faucet and a suitable waslier for forming Va tight joint. In order tit hold these parts together, I have shown a link 7, bent so that the bight f orins a loop S extending partially around. the disshoulder 2; thence extending downwardly upon each side of the tubular portion 4. The ends are'inturned soas to engage with a lever, 9. This lever. has an,`

operative portion projecting along the con-l` necting conductor 3 and the sides are ben in asemicircular fornito inclose A the con--y ductor and for the purpose of connecting the ends of the link, as above described; -At

` the point where the link is connected the lever extends .upwardly upon each side'of the tubularportion Ll and has holes whichv serve` to connect it with a ring 10 which speeication of Letters :Patent l 'Patented Dee. 2e, 1914.

Application led June 3; 1914. Serial No. 842,647.

lits and is loosely slidable upon the tube 4. The connection may be made by means of studs or lugs upon eachside of the ring'.

11 is a spiral spring surrounding the tube 4.' One end of this spring abuts against the enlarged head 5 and the. other against the slidable ring 10. When the parts are disconnected, the spring will be allowed to expand Aand the lever will assumeaposition substantially at-right angles with the 'con- .ducten When the parts are to be coupled,

the bent bight of the linkis passed over` the shoulder 4of the faucet, and the lever is then pulled downwardly until it lies against the side `of the pipe to which the coupling is to be made. This actioncauses the ring 10 to of the faucet firmly into Vthe socket and retain it there. f

be forced along the tube l)A and thus compress l the spring so as to daw vthe discharge end .Y

' The curvature of the lever is such that,'.

-when it is drawn down to .couple the parts The coupling is thusfma e rapidly and s ecurely and may be readily engaged orv dlsengaged upo occasionb.

Havingthus described my invention, what ent is- In combination with a faucet having an so i I 'claim and desire to secure Letters Pat p.

annular shoulder formed lon its discharge end, a couplingcomprising a tubular por-- tion having a cup-shaped enlargement upon its upper end, a ring slidably. mounted on vthe tubular portion, .a coil spring encircling the tubularjportion andlieving its. upperv end engaged, with said enlargement and its lower end resting upon the ring, a lever havng arms, said arms beingpvotally connected to the ring, a link having abightporl' tionhent at right angles and ada ted to enjg'age over said shoulder, the 1 en s of said'` 96 link being pivotally connectedto the lever atpoints out of alinement with the` ivotal connections of the arms and ring, sai lever 'fwhen swung to its operative'position serving to slide said. ring upwardly thereby com? 1o( mwa..

pressing the spring, the compression of said my hand in the piesence of two subscribing spring tendingto hold the bight portion witnesses. infvyelding engagement with said shoulder-l and said enlargement in engagement with Vitnesses: the discharge end of the fauet. L. D. STOCKTON, Eliny testimony whereof I have hereunto set M. W. QUlcK.

FRANKH. ANDREWS. 

